Editorial Standards

Editorial Standards

Last reviewed: 20 September 2026

DigiAfrica publishes practical guides and resources to help businesses make clearer decisions about websites, hosting, digital systems, design, marketing, lead generation and related online work. This page explains how we prepare, source, review and update that content.

Who prepares our guides?

Our long-form guides are published under the Digi Africa author profile. The purpose is to keep the editorial identity consistent across DigiAfrica's Resources section rather than presenting each article as the opinion of an individual staff member.

How we choose topics

We prioritise topics that relate directly to the digital work businesses need to understand or manage. Articles are intended to answer practical questions, explain trade-offs and help readers understand what to check before making a decision.

Research and sourcing

Where a statement depends on a platform rule, technical standard, legal or regulatory guidance, product requirement, fee structure or other information that can change, we prefer primary sources where practical.

  • official platform and product documentation;
  • government and regulator guidance;
  • official technical documentation and standards;
  • first-party policy, licensing and support resources.

Primary sources are linked within the relevant article and, where useful, collected again in a Sources & further reading section.

Practical guidance versus changing platform details

Many DigiAfrica articles cover systems that change frequently, including Google, LinkedIn, Amazon, WordPress, advertising platforms and digital-service providers. We separate durable principles from time-sensitive details and add update notes where a reader should confirm current fees, features, policies or requirements before acting.

Legal, privacy and compliance topics

When an article touches on POPIA, direct marketing, privacy, contracts or another legal or regulatory subject, we aim to link to the relevant official guidance and clearly distinguish general operational information from legal advice. Readers should obtain professional advice where their specific circumstances require it.

Commercial links and DigiAfrica services

Our guides may link to DigiAfrica service pages where the service is relevant to the topic. Those links are commercial in the sense that DigiAfrica provides those services, but the educational sections of the guide are written to remain useful whether or not a reader becomes a client.

We do not present a DigiAfrica service link as independent third-party evidence. Platform, technical and policy claims should be supported by appropriate primary sources where those sources are relevant.

Review and update process

Major guides include a visible review date. We review articles when a material platform change, regulatory development, service change or content refresh makes an update necessary. A review may include:

  • checking whether important external sources are still current;
  • refreshing platform, policy or product references;
  • removing outdated internal links or service names;
  • clarifying statements that could be misunderstood;
  • improving internal links between related services and guides;
  • updating examples, FAQs or practical checklists.

Corrections

If we find a material factual error, outdated source or misleading statement, we aim to correct it rather than leave it in place. Minor spelling, formatting and readability changes may be made without a separate correction notice.

If you believe a DigiAfrica guide contains an error or an outdated source, please contact us or email hello@digiafrica.co.za with the article and the issue you found.

What our guides are not

Our Resources content is general business and operational information. It is not a substitute for legal, tax, financial, security or other regulated professional advice where specialist advice is required.